This holiday season, you've got a better chance of getting into an Ivy League college than getting a job.

Young people and people with lower incomes will be the hardest hit by the recession, according to labor experts.

U.S. employers cut 240,000 jobs last month. Over one million Americans have lost their jobs this year.

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Workers with college degrees – except for those with professional degrees – earned less last year than they did in 2000 (After adjusting for inflation). Economics professor Matthew J. Slaughter: "A college degree still provides an important security blanket … just how warm this blanket is is now less clear." (via Matthew Yglesias)

The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, the highest figure in the last four years.

Willy in the Wonka: Twenty-one-year-old Donovan Garcia fell into a vat of chocolate while working at the Debelis factory in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Stuck in the thick dark sweetness for over two hours, Garcia managed to free himself when he removed his pants. (via MetaFilter)

Name two industries that rely on immigrant labor: Construction and agriculture workers are the most likely to die on the job. Bartenders are safe, just misunderstood. (via Fark)